Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

It by Stephen King

31 reviews

danimacuk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Mental illness, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Racial slurs, Self harm, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Cursing, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Racism, and Medical content

teslis's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Först och främst den här boken tog mig 49 timmar och 30 minuter att läsa! Det är mer timmar än vad en helg är!!

Jag har länge velat lösa just denna bok men varit för rädd för att läsa den. Men i november förra året bestämde jag mig för att göra det. 

Boken hoppa i tid mellan en grupp barn och dem som vuxna. Det var lite svårt att hela tiden hänga med i både karaktärs byten men också tids byten. 

Boken är skriven för ett tag sedan och det märks, den är problematisk på många sätt! Hade därför svårt att läsa i den då jag blev både arg men framförallt obekväm. 

Boken har ungefär fem kvinnliga karaktärer som har namn och är med ett flertal gånger. Dess kvinnor är ofta sexualiserade och förminskade. Vilket jag tyckte var synd då framför allt Beverly som en av huvudrollerna hade kunnat få lysa lite! 

Skulle inte rekommendera boken, den är väldigt lång med flera sidor om historiska saker som är beskrivna i minsta detalj. Jag är glad att jag läste klart den och slipper bära runt på den tegelstenen! 

Den var inte så läskig som jag trodde framförallt i slutet utan mer obehagligt i stunder som ledde upp till det! 

Kommer nog tyvärr inte mössa så långa böcker på ett tag, men är glad att det är gjort!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Gun violence, Child death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, and Death of parent

ro_lux's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Bullying, Fatphobia, Gore, Murder, Vomit, Child abuse, Racism, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Suicide, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug use

some_froggish_lad's review against another edition

the novelty of the horror genre wore off, and I was left with a challenge of a 1,300 page book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Violence, Child death, Homophobia, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Death, Bullying, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Fatphobia, Blood, and Suicide attempt

snarkandspark's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Child death, Bullying, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, and Gore

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Gun violence

maddiemarina's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

i despised this book, which is sad cause i‘m a big fan of the movies. there were many things in this book that were offensive and disgusting. the sewer scene is just one of many examples. besides the offensive stuff the characters weren‘t fleshed out well enough. bill felt like a cringe self-insert, bev had no personality, stan didn‘t say more than fifty lines throughout the whole book, ben was a creep and disgusted me to no end.

for example when he got a b/ner when beverly’s ankle bracelet glistened in the sun? they’re eleven for god’s sake

mike and richie were all right though and eddie carried this book. he was the only genuinely good character and his humor was hilarious. i loved his character development, especially when he stood up to his mom. the turtle thing in the book seemed really cool at first, but in the end it was a major disappointment. the end fights with IT were confusing to read too, especially with the flashbacks thrown in but yeah. i‘m not even gonna talk about the sewer scene cause that was the  most disgusting thing i ever read. the whole book wasn‘t written very well either. i‘m sorry for my harsh words, but i didn‘t enjoy this book at all and i wouldn‘t recommend it. in the end this is only my opinion though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Suicide, Gun violence, Pedophilia, and Racism

stuffo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Murder, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Drug use, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, and War

bluejeepbaby's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Homophobia, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Racism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Self harm

Moderate: Fatphobia, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Infertility, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Vomit, and Antisemitism

caseylovett's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Gun violence and Homophobia

jackbifrost's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Animal death, Fatphobia, Gore, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Suicide, Violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Terminal illness, Confinement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Classism, Toxic friendship, and Vomit